The Five Senses of ManHenry S. King & Company, 1876 - 304 pagini |
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... further , whilst by the aid of our muscles we estimate a force which produces pressure , the perception of heat and cold remains as a peculiar property of the skin , and is shared by no other organ of the body . The eye , in- deed , by ...
... further , whilst by the aid of our muscles we estimate a force which produces pressure , the perception of heat and cold remains as a peculiar property of the skin , and is shared by no other organ of the body . The eye , in- deed , by ...
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... further , in the delicate tactile sense of the tongue , which is accustomed to grope in the dark , and so extremely correct are the decisions it can make in the mouth , that it can recognise every little corner , angle , or tooth with ...
... further , in the delicate tactile sense of the tongue , which is accustomed to grope in the dark , and so extremely correct are the decisions it can make in the mouth , that it can recognise every little corner , angle , or tooth with ...
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... further physiologically , we must start with the excitement of a nerve fibre which ends in a definite part of the skin , and follow the course of the excitement to the brain . The course of the nerve between brain and skin along which ...
... further physiologically , we must start with the excitement of a nerve fibre which ends in a definite part of the skin , and follow the course of the excitement to the brain . The course of the nerve between brain and skin along which ...
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... further , we have no token . that the excitement passes through a long nerve to the brain , therefore our imagination , in consequence of the experience gained , refers the entire action of the sensation to the spot where the ...
... further , we have no token . that the excitement passes through a long nerve to the brain , therefore our imagination , in consequence of the experience gained , refers the entire action of the sensation to the spot where the ...
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... further , is transferred by inheritance . Apes , who use the feet for grasping just as much as the hands , have the sense of touch equally cultivated in both members , since both are used to the same extent for touching . In mankind ...
... further , is transferred by inheritance . Apes , who use the feet for grasping just as much as the hands , have the sense of touch equally cultivated in both members , since both are used to the same extent for touching . In mankind ...
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